Non-refillable bottle.



No. 870,200. PATENTED JAN. 7, 1900.

M. A. BROWN. NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA P1z.11,100v.

MARK ANTHONY BROWN,

OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. '7, 1908.

Application filed April l1. 1907. Serial No. 367,640.

To all 'whom fit may concern:

l,Be it known that I, MARK ANTHONY BROWN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Savannah, in the county of Chatham and State ofGeorgia, have invented a new and useful N on-Refillable Bottle, of whichthe following is a s eciiication.

The invention re ates to impro ements in non-refillable bottles.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofnon-reiillable bottles, and to lprovide a simple and comparatively inexensive one, adapted to be quickly and casi y assembled after it has beenfilled, and capable of e'llectually preventing a liquid from beingintroduced into it after it has received its original contents, wherebyall adulterations and fraudulent refillings are avoided.

A further object of the invention is to provide a bottle of thischaracter having an automatic valve, adapted to dis )ense with theordinary stopper, and capable of enabling the contents of a bottle oranalogous receptacle to be freely decanted, and of positively closing,when relieved of internal pressure incident to pouring a liquid from it.

Another object of the invention is to provide a non-refillable bottle,adapted to be easily blown, and capable of effectually preventing awire, or other instrument, introduced into it, from interfering with theoperation of the valve.

l/Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claimshereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form,proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope ofthe claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention. v

In the drawing :Figure 1 is a perspective view of a ortion of anon-refillable bottle, constructe in accordance with this invention.Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a horizontalsectional view on the line :1J-:c of Fig. 2. Fig. -l is a detailperspective view of the neck of the bottle. y

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigureslof thedraw- 1 designates a the neck of a^',nonrefi llablebottle, but the improvements herein shown and described may be readilyapplied to various other receptacles having a neck, as will be readilyunderstood. The neck l is provided with a cylindrical cap-receivingortion, and it has an exterior annular shou der 2, located at the lowerend of the cylindrical cap-receiving portion to form a stop or su portfor a cap 3, which is fitted on the necli, as clearly illustrated inFig. 2 of the drawing, being secured to the said neck by cement, orother adhesive material.

rlhe neck is provided above the cylindrical cap-receiving portion with areduced tubular extension LL, connected at the base with the cylindricalcap-receiving portion by an annular flange 5, having a downwardlyinclined upper face, adapted to direct a wire, or other instrumentoutwardly away from the valve mechanism. The tubular extension isinterior-ly beveled at its upper edge to provide a seat e for a valve 7,consisting of a substantially semispherical head and an upwardlyextending stem S. The head presents a lower convex face to lit thebeveled seat of the tubular extension, and it is adapted to ell'ect anair and liquid tight joint, which is not affected by any lateralmovement of the stem of the valve. The valve is positively maintained ina closed position, when the bottle is in a vertical position, by meansof a coiled spring 9, which is housed within a socket or bore 10 of thecap. The spring by being housed within the bore or socket of the capdoes not affect the liquid poured from the bottle.

The cap is provided with a cylindrical lower portion l1 to fit on thecylindrical portion of the neck, and it is provided with `a thick topwall, which has the bore or socket for the spring. The bore or socketextends upwardly from the lower face of the thickcned top wall orportion of the cap, and terminates short of the outer face thereof, asclearly illustrated in Fig. 2 of thedrawing.

The cap is provided in its upper portion with a cylindrical cavity orchamber 12, which is of greater diameter than the tubular extension Ll,and into which the latter extends. The tubular extension is spaced fromthe walls of the chamber or cavity 12 to provide an intervening annulars ace, and to form a tortuous passage for the iquid, which, when thebottle is inverted, opens the valve and Hows around the edges of theextension and out through one or the other of a air of passages 13. Thepassages 13, whici consist of bores or openings, are vertical and extenddownwardly from the top of the cap to the lower edges of the walls ofthe charnber or cavity 12, and to points below the upper edge of thetubular extension 4, so that it will be impossible for a wire orinstrument, introduced into the passages 13, to interfere with theoperation of the valve. The cap, which is tapered at the top, as clearlyshown in Fig. 1, is provided at opposite sides with tubular portions 14,the openings of which form extensions or continuations of the passages13 of the cap. One of the1 assages 13 forms an outlet for the contents othe bottle, and the other passage constitutes a vent and admits air topermit the contents of the bottle to flow freely therefrom.

The bottle may be easily blown, and the valve and cap may be cheaplymolded. After the bottle is filled, the spring is inserted in the socketof the cap, and the valve is placed in position. The cap is thencemented to the neck. The valve opens through internal pressureresulting from pouring out the contents of the bottle; it is adapted toopen freely to permit the contents of the bottle to be poured out, andafter the contents of the bottle have been consumed, the spring willmaintain the valve Jrmly in its closed position. Any external pressurewill simply coperate with the spring in holding the valve closed, sothat it will be impossible for a liquid tov be surreptitiouslyintroduced into the bottle.

I-Iaving thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is z* 1. In a device of the classdescribed, the combination of a cap provided with an interior cavity andhaving a passage spaced from the said cavity, a receptacle provided witha neck extending into the cavity and spaced from the walls thereof toprovide a tortuous passage for connecting the neck with the passage ofthe cap, said neck being also provided with a valve seat, and a valvelocated within the cavity of the cap and engaging the seat of the neck.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a cap providedwith an interior cavity and having a passage spaced from the cavity andterminating at the base thereof, a receptacle provided with a neckextending into the cavity and having a valve seat located above thelower end of the passage of the cap, and a valve arranged within thecavity and engaging the seat of the neck.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a receptaclehaving a neck, a cap Jfitted on the neck and provided with a cavity intowhich the upper end of the neck extends and which is of greater diameterthan the same to provide an intervening space, said cap having an outletlocated beyond.the cavity and Icommunicating with the same at a pointbelow the upper end of the neck, and a valve operating within the cavityat a point above the lower end of the outlet.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination of a cap providedwith a cavity closed at the top, said cap being also provided with anoutlet passage, a receptacle receiving the cap and extending into thecavity to a point above the lower end of the outlet passage, and spacedfrom the walls of the cavity to provide a tortuous passage, whichconnects the neck with the said out- 5. In a device of the classdescribed, the combination of a neck provided with a cavity and havingan outlet extending through it at a point beyond the cavity, areceptacle provided at its neck with a cap-receiving portion and havinga reduced extension projecting into the cavity and spaced from the wallsthereof and provided with a valve seat, and a valve arranged within thecavity of the cap and engaging the said seat.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination of a cap having acavity and provided with an outlet passage extending through it, areceptacle having a cap-receiving portion and provided at the bottomthereof with a supporting shoulder, said neck being also provided with areduced tubular extension projecting into the said cavity, and aspring-actuated valve engaging the tubular extension of the neck.

7. In a device of the class described, the combination of a cap having acavity and provided with passages extending through the cap, areceptacle having a cap-receiving portion and provided with a reducedtubular extension projecting into the cavity, said receptacle having aconnecting flange or wall extending from the tubular extension to thecap-receiving portion and presenting an upper inclined face, and avalve.

8. In a device of the class described, the combination of a rece taclehaving a neck, a cap fitted on the nec and having a cavity into whichthe neck extends, said cap being also provided with passages and havingtubular extensions projecting upwardly from it at the said passages, anda valve.

9. In a device of the class described, the combination of a receptaclehaving a neck and provided with a valve seat, a cap fitted on the neckand provided with a cavity receiving the valve seat, said cap beingprolet passage, and a valve engaging the neck.`

vided beyond the eavty with an Outlet and my own, I have hereto allxedmy signature having` a socket located above the valve seat, in thepresence of two Witnesses. a valve having a stem exten( ing into t` 1e ff V1 T T Y, socket, and a spring housed Within the Socket MAhh AD' luobBhOWN' 5 and enoaging the stem 'for holding the valve Vtnesses:

normally closed. RAY JACKSON,

In testimony, that I claim the 'foregoing as WV. R. MORRISON.

